Backgammon and Draughts (or Checkers)

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Backgammon remains in precisely the condition in which it was left over a hundred years ago, by "Edmond Hoyle, Gent." In this short account of the game are given the preliminary instructions which Hoyle and others a...